Traffic headaches for motorists after accident on key Yorkshire commuter route

Drivers were facing traffic delays this morning on one of the busiest road routes in West Yorkshire.

A multi-vehicle accident was reported to have closed one lane of the A1 northbound between Barnsdale Bar and Wentbridge, south of Pontefract.

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Motorists were said to be facing “queuing traffic and long delays” as a result of the incident.

All lanes are now believed to have reopened.

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